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Overview: Three span through truss bridge over Cedar River on CR F14
Location: Johnson County, Iowa
Status: One span destroyed by flooding
History: Built 1897-98; destroyed by flooding June 13, 2008
Builders: - Fair-Williams Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (fabrication)
- George W. Wynn (designer)
- J.R. Sheely & Co. (contractor)
Design: Three pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 214.5 ft.
Total length: 825 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Also called: Sutliff's Ferry Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.83954, -91.39231 (decimal degrees)
41°50'22" N, 91°23'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/633480/4633210 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Solon
Inventory number: BH 36704 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

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Sutliff Bridge

Posted September 9, 2008, by L Herman (accordionlinda [at] verizon [dot] net)

As of Sept 08 2 spans of the bridge remain. A pin inspection will be done. If they pass, well, they probably will be saved. Possibly a footbridge will be built to the 2 spans. Regardless, many people hope that the 2 spans can remain. The collapsed span is nearby and will have to be removed. The Bridge Authority in charge of the bridge has been seeking donations. Sutliff Bridge is a special place. Beautiful even with 2 spans. SAVE THE BRIDGE!!!

Sutliff Bridge

Posted June 26, 2008, by Chad Kelham (ckelham [at] ballstate [dot] bsu [dot] edu)

It saddens me that one of Iowa's more historical through truss bridges had to be sacrificed to all the recent flooding; the Sutliff bridge from what I saw was one of the best through trusses around.